| NOUN | artifact | Calan, verapamil, Isoptin | a drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine |
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| Sounds | key'lahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine. | |
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| Synonyms | verapamil, Isoptin | |
| Broader | calcium blocker, calcium-channel blocker | Any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or smooth muscle contraction of the heart) |
| Usage of | trade name | a name given to a product or service |
| Spanish | verapamilo | |
| Catalan | verapamil | |
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